Blipp Developer 
Location: JP, 13, Tokyo - Shibuya
Department: Engineering
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Not Applicable
Required education: Unspecified
Industry: Marketing and Advertising
Function: Engineering

Company profile:
As augmented reality jobs go, one at Blippar is hard to beat. We are a rapidly expanding creative startup at the forefront of a brand new industry, so working here offers real opportunities to shape an innovative technology and the way in which people use it.Because of this, we like working with imaginative people who think outside the box, and we love people who throw the whole box away and build something completely new. Our bright, open, centrally located offices are energetic environments bursting with collaborative ideas and boundless enthusiasm.Aside from being part of an exciting, driven, super-friendly team that will nurture your talents and help you grow, at Blippar you’ll find plenty more tangible benefits, including weekly free lunches, evening drinks, and Olive, the office dog.You’ll also be working intimately, from the start, with some of the world’s biggest brands - from Coca Cola and Nestle to Conde Nast, P&amp;G and Jaguar.As a young, growing company spearheading the exciting augmented reality industry, the biggest perk of all is the creative control you’ll be afforded, whether you’re part of the design, tech, commercial or marketing teams. After all, we think our people are amazing, so we want them to stick around.

Job description:
An incredible opportunity to join our brand new Japan office in central Tokyo and to help grow our presence across APAC.As this is our first technical hire for Japan we require someone with a high level of technical competency in a broad range as well as being able to demonstrate leadership and autonomy.  You will become part of the global team that is building amazing blipps for the worlds most exciting brands. You will develop an intimate understanding of the capabilities that the platform offers, working with our local team at the forefront of our operation to create and conceive exciting new campaigns.From interactive games to unique advertising campaigns; your primary role will be to define, develop and deliver exciting campaigns for our clients. In conjunction with our commercial teams you will scope, conceptualise and deliver on the bleeding edge of advertising innovation. We will expect you to be a proficient coder with front and back end knowledge and have a strong grounding in mobile development. You will of course be given plenty of training but your ability to pick up ideas and run with them will help you hit the ground running. We need bright and engaging individuals who get as excited as we do about the potential Blippar has to genuinely change the world. This role is perfect for proficient developer with ambition to grow beyond the confines of the normal digital space. You will be passionate about mobile and the opportunities it offers, excited and imaginative about the future of augmented reality, image-recognition andTo build blipps you will need to be skilled in hands-on coding, 3D-modelling and scripting. We have high expectations and you will certainly be challenged; blipps are built quickly, using clean and effective code.

Requirements:
An understanding of augmented reality (Modeling, Coding and Creative Process)Web-development skills (HTML, HTML5, PHP, Javascript, jQuery, MySQL, etc)Exposure to mobile and gaming projectsTwo years of commercial experience (ideally agency-side)Portfolio of work, including mobile/reactive design and build projectsA passion for new challengeFluent Japanese and English 

Benefits:
Our bright, open, centrally located offices are energetic environments bursting with collaborative ideas and boundless enthusiasm. As a growing company spearheading the exciting augmented reality industry, the biggest perk of all is the creative freedom and control you’ll be afforded; this is a genuine opportunity to shape a brand new advertising medium and the way in which people all over the world use it.You will be working closely, and from the start, with some of the world’s leading brands, media agencies, publishers and educators - including Pepsi, Warner Brothers, Procter &amp; Gamble, Nestle, Disney and Coca Cola - developing creative augmented reality solutions for global powerhouses across the full spectrum of industries. What we are doing has never been done before, so an active imagination is something we value particularly highly.Blippar’s senior management team are dedicated, hands-on, approachable people who will nurture your talent and encourage the development of your own ideas; we believe these are key to the continued success story of our platform.Being part of Blippar’s close-knit, passionate, forward-thinking team affords plenty of potential for learning about and getting involved in all sections of the business. As a creative tech company offering spectacular marketing solutions to clients, there are few areas we don’t touch upon. Life at Blippar is a steep learning curve, ideal for ambitious candidates who wish to push themselves into completely uncharted territories.We also offer:Competitive packagesGreat benefits and shares schemeEmployee incentive schemeFlexible working environmentWeekly beers and free lunchesInternational travel opportunitiesChance to develop ground-breaking techWork with state-of-the-art hardware and softwareCreative freedom and controlCollaborative opportunities with huge brands